Sharp HealthCare·Chula Vista, California
Provide spiritual care and counseling services to patients, families, and staff while respecting diverse cultural and religious backgrounds. Facilitate crisis intervention, rituals, and support for bioethical issues and advance healthcare directives.
The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.
What You Will Do Provide spiritual care and spiritual counseling services for patients, families and team members of Sharp HealthCare that respects diversity and differences including, but not limited to culture, gender expressions, sexual orientation and spiritual/religious practices. Provides on-call services as needed. If position is for Sharp Memorial, incumbent provides spiritual care support to all of Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus. This includes Sharp Memorial Hospital, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns, and Sharp Mesa Vista.
Required Qualifications Bachelor's Degree Other Successful completion of at least 4 units of ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education. (Hospice requirement 1 unit of CPE).
Master's Degree of Divinity or related field (equivalent needed for Board Certification by endorsing faith group). 1 Year Experience as a healthcare chaplain. Experience in acute care hospital.
Other Qualification Requirements Strongly prefer Board Certification by either APC or NACC, or at least be eligible and in active process of obtaining this certification required.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class
Requires a Bachelor's degree and successful completion of at least 4 units of ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education. Board certification by APC or NACC is strongly preferred, along with one year of experience in a healthcare or acute care setting.
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Market context
In California healthcare settings, chaplain openings are often driven by patient and family support needs across hospitals and acute care environments. These roles are competitive because employers typically look for a bachelor’s degree, ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education, and preferred board certification, with experience in healthcare or acute care often strengthening an application. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, then tailor your materials to show clinical pastoral training and relevant care-setting experience.